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Will Generics Ban Make OxyContin Safer, Or Just More Profitable?
Health & Wellness  (tags: drug abuse, Oxycontin, opioids, pharmaceuticals )

Judy
- 683 days ago - npr.org
OxyContin's long-acting formulation makes it popular but also prone to abuse. Banning cheaper, generic forms of a dangerous drug sounds like a worthy idea.
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Birgit W. (157)
Sunday April 21, 2013, 4:10 pm
Noted
 

Ray M. (0)
Sunday April 21, 2013, 5:33 pm
It's always about profit. This is The Corporate United States of America, remember?
 

Deborah W. (6)
Monday April 22, 2013, 9:49 am
With the widespread infectious disease labelled GREED, is there even a question here?
 

Robert O. (12)
Friday April 26, 2013, 12:38 am
Thanks Judy.
 
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